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The Iraqi army has confirmed a rocket attack on the K1 military base in the province of Kirkuk has caused no casualties. The attack occurred Thursday evening at 20:14 (local time), soon after which security forces searched the vicinity of the base where they found a rocket launcher. The base …

The United States and the Taliban have reached an agreement on a proposed pact that centers around reducing violence in Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on Thursday. “The United States and the Taliban have negotiated a proposal for a 7-day reduction in violence. I’m here today consulting …

Without the approval of the Iraqi authorities, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will resume its training operations in the Middle Eastern nation after they were suspended more than a month ago, following the U.S. assassination of Iraqi PMF Leader Abu Mahdi Almohandis and Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. The operations …

US Senator Bernie Sanders won in the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire, a week after the Iowa caucuses were thrown into confusion by a failure of the vote-counting systems. With 95% of precincts reporting in the second race, Sanders led with 26%. The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete …

The United States has announced to Iraq its readiness to renew sanctions waivers allowing the country to continue importing gas and electricity from Iran, Iraqi officials say. The Associated Press cited what it called three senior members of Iraq’s government as saying that the US State Department has conveyed its …

The United States has started withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, media said on Monday citing Iraqi parliament member Ali al-Ghanimi. According to al-Ghanimi, US troops are beginning to leave 15 military bases in Iraq. In his words, the Americans have confined their presence by two big bases, the one …

The US military says two American soldiers have been killed and six others wounded in an attack in eastern Afghanistan. Colonel Sonny Leggett, a spokesman for US forces, confirmed late on Saturday that the casualties took place in the Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar Province after an individual in “Afghan …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up President Donald Trump’s SOTU speech after fuming through the well-applauded yearly address. The gesture was met with cheers and jeers, divided along the usual partisan lines. Pelosi looked barely able to contain her rage as she tore up what the White House has confirmed …

Two women have been killed and a toddler wounded in a shooting at a university campus in the US state of Texas. Authorities said the wounded toddler, a boy about 2 years old, was in stable condition at a local hospital, Texas A&M-Commerce Police Chief Bryan Vaughn said in a …

The vast majority of Americans express significant dissatisfaction with the direction of the country and with the state of US politics, while President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains negative, a series of new surveys show. In the poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, just about 2 …

The Chinese government has accused the US of causing “panic” in its response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. It follows the US decision to declare a public health emergency and deny entry to foreign nationals who had visited China in the past two weeks. There are more than 17,000 confirmed …

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an expanded version of his travel ban on Friday that targets prospective immigrants from Nigeria and five other countries, a move that could affect thousands of people and reignite the debate on whether the policy is discriminatory. Of the six countries added to the ban, …

US Federal authorities say they have arrested a Phoenix-area man suspected of killing two men while acting as a leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. The Department of Justice said that 42-year-old Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri appeared before a magistrate judge on Friday for proceedings to extradite him to Iraq. The …

Jeff Bezos met federal investigators in April 2019 after they received information about the alleged hack of the billionaire’s mobile phone by Saudi Arabia. Bezos was interviewed by investigators at a time when the FBI was conducting an investigation into the Israeli technology company NSO Group, according to a person …

US arrogance towards the Palestinians will backfire, big. The Trump administration has finally lifted the curtains on the final act of its Middle East diplomacy by revealing the long-awaited, ahem, “peace plan” in a surrealistic White House celebration. I will admit from the outset that I cannot write about it …

Iraq’s military has agreed to resume joint operations against ISIS, the global coalition against the terrorist group said on Friday, four weeks after they were suspended in response to the US assassination of an Iraqi PMF Leader in Baghdad. The US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS announced the decision in …

US officials say they have discovered the longest smuggling tunnel ever found on the border with Mexico. Stretching for 4,309ft (1,313m), the tunnel had a lift, rail track, drainage, and air ventilation systems, and high voltage electrical cables. The passageway connected an industrial site in the Mexican city of Tijuana …

The White House has warned former national security adviser John Bolton not to publish his book containing evidence about President Donald Trump’s attempts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rival. National Security Council officials sent a letter to Bolton’s lawyer, saying the unpublished book “appears to contain significant amounts …

Japanese authorities on Thursday issued arrest warrants for a former U.S. Special Forces soldier and two other men on suspicion of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn out of Japan. Warrants were issued for former US Green Beret Michael Taylor and two other men, George-Antoine Zayek and Peter …

Palestinian officials will seek to galvanize opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial plan for Middle East peace at the UN Security Council in the coming weeks, Palestine’s ambassador to the UN said Wednesday. Speaking with reporters in New York, Riyad Mansour said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would address the …